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1 -4 r o OXLDSlC Wednesday, November 29, 1995 Volume 58 Number 37 0' Christmas 3 ' Weber State University's Browning Center has decked its halls with this spectacular Christmas tree to help get students and staff ready for the festive season. Nominations requested for Shurtliff award ,11' Lewis W. Shurtliff Tree. . . BRIAN NICHOLSON THE SIGNPOST By Cody Strong Signpost staff writer Nominations for the fifth annual Lewis W.Shurtliff-Univer-sity Club Award, are now being accepted by the Weber State University Alumni Board until Dec. 1. This prestigious award is given to an individual who has served WSU as a volunteer, a donor, or through hisher community service, and who has distinguished themselves in their respective life within the community. "The recipient of the award usually is chosen because of his her contributions to the educational needs of Weber State," said Edie George, director of alumni relations. The individual should also be someone who has truly sought to meet the needs of education in the Children's quilt leaves mark By Alisa C. Rasmussen Signpost news editor Many students wonder, as they pass through the school system, whether or not they will leave something behind that will touch the lives of those just starting out. Elementary education majors have the possibility of not only teaching those around them in the university setting, but students from other schools as well. All elementary education majors, prior to student teaching, are required to spend 30 service hours performing a senior project in an institutional setting. Most of the projects are completed in the elementary schools in which the students student teach. "Each senior project requires at least thirty hours of service," said Karen Lofgreen, professor of education and senior project adviser. Melanie Vigil, a student in the teacher education program, is one of these students who prepared a senior project. Vigil, with the help of her mother, LaRee West, a sixth grade teacher in Washington Terrace Elementary, went to work on creat Utah centennial book promotes history By Alisa C. Rasmussen Signpost news editor Utah can finally celebrate its history and look forward to many more years of growth and prosperity, as the new year brings the celebration of the centennial. The State of Utah's department of community and economic development hosted a Utah Statehood Centennial Commission banquet on Nov. 21 at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City. The celebration featured the state or nation. Nominees cannot be WSU faculty or staff members. Nominees must also be living persons.George said there have been anywhere from four to 30 applications for the award each year. "It usually just depends on the communities interest in the award," George said. The names of the nominees will be submitted to a special screening committee, which will narrow the field of nominees to six finalists. The Alumni Association Board of Directors will make a selection by secret ballot. Past recipients of the award have included: Kenneth L Warnick, Sharon Rich Lewis, Samuel H. Barker and Jane Shurtliff Morrin, who was the granddaughter of the founder of WSU, Lewis W. Shurtliff. Shurtliff was the President of ing a quilt that would involve each of the students they worked with. A permanent wall hanging with art work designed by children would be an asset in the education building. Because the Utah centennial is an area of concentration for students in Utah this year, they decided it would be an excellent opportunity to combine the idea of the wall hanging and the history of the centennial. At WSU, the teacher education program has a TREC model (Teachers Reflecting, Engaging and Collaborating) that began with students and teachers reflecting on what ideas would be significant to represent Utah through the last 100 years. "We thought the project could represent Utah's history, and also stand for a little of our own history," Vigil said. "We certainly learned a lot about Utah in doing this." "The students seemed very interested in the creation of the quilt," he said. "They all wanted to share ideas and add their own input. It was exciting to see the project go from start to finish." publication and presentation of the new book "Centennial Utah: The Beehive State on the Eve of the Twenty-first Century," that was presented to Lt. Governor Olene Walker. The book was written by authors and historians, G. Wesley Johnson and Marian Ashby Johnson. The book spotlights people, products, places and memorable events that have helped to influence the people and the lives in the state of Utah. It dates from early Utah history and its colonization to the present state in the the Weber Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1888. He was told by Church officials to establish a board of education and open a school of quality higher learning for the young people of the Ogden area. Shurtliff and the Weber Stake Board of Education opened Weber Academy on Jan. 7, 1889 with 98 students. The award is therefore given in honor of the many contributions that Shurtliff made to WSU. This year the award ceremony will be held on Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Timbermine restaurant. The public is invited to attend at a cost of $20 for each person, according to Jon J Greiner, WSU Alumni President. Official nomination forms can be picked up at the Alumni Center and further information can be acquired by phone at 626-7535. Sixth graders and teachers at Washington Terrace Elementary (all teachers are graduates of WSU), divided the ideas between classes and started a process of making quilt blocks. "Each block was a learning experience," Lofgreen said. "The quilt contains 30 some odd blocks about history that took about four weeks to complete." The bottom row of the quilt depicts transitions made by WSU in particular during the last 100 years. On Friday at 11 a.m., there will be a ceremony held in the education building to honor the completion and hanging of the quilt. The children involved in the quilt's creation will formally present the wall hanging to Jack Rasmussen, chairman of teacher education. The students will then be touring the planetarium in the Lind Lecture Hall. Vigil said the students involved spent a lot of time and effort in creating this work of art they knew they would not be keeping. Lofgreensaid thequiltwillstand as valuable history of the teacher education program and how it teaches students to grow anddevelop. centennial year. "We went into this with the idea of answering questions about the rise in technology," Johnson said. "We went from our earliest history up until the 1940s being an agricultural society. During the second world war, everything changed. We experienced a major rise in technology.""Centennial Utah" was written as a tribute to the two million Utahns who have made their homes here, and who con See Book page 2 Opinion: Too many things are in need of immediate attention around campus. See page 4 Features: Don't let Santa ruin your Christmas! See page 8 A&E: Holiday guitar concert to benefit homeless. See page 10 Sports: Women's basketball plays close game against Nebraska. See nace 13

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1 -4 r o OXLDSlC Wednesday, November 29, 1995 Volume 58 Number 37 0' Christmas 3 ' Weber State University's Browning Center has decked its halls with this spectacular Christmas tree to help get students and staff ready for the festive season. Nominations requested for Shurtliff award ,11' Lewis W. Shurtliff Tree. . . BRIAN NICHOLSON THE SIGNPOST By Cody Strong Signpost staff writer Nominations for the fifth annual Lewis W.Shurtliff-Univer-sity Club Award, are now being accepted by the Weber State University Alumni Board until Dec. 1. This prestigious award is given to an individual who has served WSU as a volunteer, a donor, or through hisher community service, and who has distinguished themselves in their respective life within the community. "The recipient of the award usually is chosen because of his her contributions to the educational needs of Weber State," said Edie George, director of alumni relations. The individual should also be someone who has truly sought to meet the needs of education in the Children's quilt leaves mark By Alisa C. Rasmussen Signpost news editor Many students wonder, as they pass through the school system, whether or not they will leave something behind that will touch the lives of those just starting out. Elementary education majors have the possibility of not only teaching those around them in the university setting, but students from other schools as well. All elementary education majors, prior to student teaching, are required to spend 30 service hours performing a senior project in an institutional setting. Most of the projects are completed in the elementary schools in which the students student teach. "Each senior project requires at least thirty hours of service," said Karen Lofgreen, professor of education and senior project adviser. Melanie Vigil, a student in the teacher education program, is one of these students who prepared a senior project. Vigil, with the help of her mother, LaRee West, a sixth grade teacher in Washington Terrace Elementary, went to work on creat Utah centennial book promotes history By Alisa C. Rasmussen Signpost news editor Utah can finally celebrate its history and look forward to many more years of growth and prosperity, as the new year brings the celebration of the centennial. The State of Utah's department of community and economic development hosted a Utah Statehood Centennial Commission banquet on Nov. 21 at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City. The celebration featured the state or nation. Nominees cannot be WSU faculty or staff members. Nominees must also be living persons.George said there have been anywhere from four to 30 applications for the award each year. "It usually just depends on the communities interest in the award," George said. The names of the nominees will be submitted to a special screening committee, which will narrow the field of nominees to six finalists. The Alumni Association Board of Directors will make a selection by secret ballot. Past recipients of the award have included: Kenneth L Warnick, Sharon Rich Lewis, Samuel H. Barker and Jane Shurtliff Morrin, who was the granddaughter of the founder of WSU, Lewis W. Shurtliff. Shurtliff was the President of ing a quilt that would involve each of the students they worked with. A permanent wall hanging with art work designed by children would be an asset in the education building. Because the Utah centennial is an area of concentration for students in Utah this year, they decided it would be an excellent opportunity to combine the idea of the wall hanging and the history of the centennial. At WSU, the teacher education program has a TREC model (Teachers Reflecting, Engaging and Collaborating) that began with students and teachers reflecting on what ideas would be significant to represent Utah through the last 100 years. "We thought the project could represent Utah's history, and also stand for a little of our own history," Vigil said. "We certainly learned a lot about Utah in doing this." "The students seemed very interested in the creation of the quilt," he said. "They all wanted to share ideas and add their own input. It was exciting to see the project go from start to finish." publication and presentation of the new book "Centennial Utah: The Beehive State on the Eve of the Twenty-first Century," that was presented to Lt. Governor Olene Walker. The book was written by authors and historians, G. Wesley Johnson and Marian Ashby Johnson. The book spotlights people, products, places and memorable events that have helped to influence the people and the lives in the state of Utah. It dates from early Utah history and its colonization to the present state in the the Weber Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1888. He was told by Church officials to establish a board of education and open a school of quality higher learning for the young people of the Ogden area. Shurtliff and the Weber Stake Board of Education opened Weber Academy on Jan. 7, 1889 with 98 students. The award is therefore given in honor of the many contributions that Shurtliff made to WSU. This year the award ceremony will be held on Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Timbermine restaurant. The public is invited to attend at a cost of $20 for each person, according to Jon J Greiner, WSU Alumni President. Official nomination forms can be picked up at the Alumni Center and further information can be acquired by phone at 626-7535. Sixth graders and teachers at Washington Terrace Elementary (all teachers are graduates of WSU), divided the ideas between classes and started a process of making quilt blocks. "Each block was a learning experience," Lofgreen said. "The quilt contains 30 some odd blocks about history that took about four weeks to complete." The bottom row of the quilt depicts transitions made by WSU in particular during the last 100 years. On Friday at 11 a.m., there will be a ceremony held in the education building to honor the completion and hanging of the quilt. The children involved in the quilt's creation will formally present the wall hanging to Jack Rasmussen, chairman of teacher education. The students will then be touring the planetarium in the Lind Lecture Hall. Vigil said the students involved spent a lot of time and effort in creating this work of art they knew they would not be keeping. Lofgreensaid thequiltwillstand as valuable history of the teacher education program and how it teaches students to grow anddevelop. centennial year. "We went into this with the idea of answering questions about the rise in technology," Johnson said. "We went from our earliest history up until the 1940s being an agricultural society. During the second world war, everything changed. We experienced a major rise in technology.""Centennial Utah" was written as a tribute to the two million Utahns who have made their homes here, and who con See Book page 2 Opinion: Too many things are in need of immediate attention around campus. See page 4 Features: Don't let Santa ruin your Christmas! See page 8 A&E: Holiday guitar concert to benefit homeless. See page 10 Sports: Women's basketball plays close game against Nebraska. See nace 13